"asteroseismology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: aster- (“star”) + -o- + seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”) + σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”) Etymology templates: {{affix|en|aster-|-o-|seismology|gloss1=star|gloss3=study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)}} aster- (“star”) + -o- + seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”), {{der|en|grc|ἀστήρ|gloss=celestial body}} Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”), {{m|grc|σεισμός|gloss=earthquake}} σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”), {{m|grc|-λογία|gloss=study of}} -λογία (-logía, “study of”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} asteroseismology (uncountable)
  1. (astrophysics) The study of oscillations in stars. Wikipedia link: asteroseismology Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astrophysics Synonyms: astroseismology, asterseismology Hyponyms: helioseismology (english: the study of oscillations of the Sun) Related terms: asteroseismologist Translations (the study of oscillations in stars): asteroseismologia (Finnish), Asteroseismologie [feminine] (German), stellare Seismologie [feminine] (German), stjarnskjálftafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), اخترلرزهشناسی (axtarlarze-šenâsi) (Persian), asteroseismologie [feminine] (Romanian)

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